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Mindsets from the Middle

Midlife women have long gone undervalued, understudied, and under-invested in. However, not only are midlife women at their peak earning potential, but they also make 85% of household purchasing…

Believing What You Read on the Internet

Here at Listen, we’re constantly thinking about how to use the tools at our disposal to meet consumers where they are. In a perfect world, we would have a streamlined…

Food as Medicine:

At Listen, we’ve long been bullish on investing in shifting consumer relationships with food. This conviction is what drove us to invest in brands like Factor, Continue Reading

Introducing the Consumer-Obsessed Series

What are you listening to? It’s a question that gets asked a lot around here. If you’ve ever been interviewed by Listen — whether as a job candidate, prospective founder,…

Listen welcomes Ellen Wilcox as Head of Listening

We have always said – money talks, ours Listens. The act of listening is our foundation for investing. Our thesis is that brands of tomorrow will be built WITH their…

Artists and brands, brands and artists

A month ago, Shawn Mendes announced that he was canceling his “Wonder” tour to focus on his mental health. He delivered the news on Continue Reading

A Deep Dive from Listen: Non-Alcoholic Market

Drinking culture is shifting to conscious consumption – it’s not about full sobriety, it’s about moderation The market is red hot and while it’s largely driven by new entrants, Big…

Introducing our Venture Partners: Shawn, Mike, and Kofi

At Listen, we love to bring the best minds to the table. In addition to the core squad backing extraordinary founders and building their brands, we’ve added a few incredible…

Monetize Me

“Data is the new oil,” proclaimed The Economist way back in 2017. And while legislators like Gavin Newsom and tech royalty like Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes used…

The 4th Trimester: A Year in Review Part 2

As you probably gathered from Part 1 of this journey, during my 4th trimester I made it my mission to do whatever I could for my mental health and wellness.…